HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN
For ROTC Oni.,
There seems to be some misunderstanding
about the basis on which demerits are
given out to ROTC men. The prevailing
rumor is that they are distributed to
;hose worthies who fail to polish shoes s
bu . 'rton uniforms, or wear socks, Also
those individualists who see
. no reason
to salute a colleague, merely because
he happens to be bardened by a few more
bars,
These happen not to be the facts. No sir.
Being closely associated with the high—
er echelon in the ROTC hierarchy, I
happen to know the facts of life here,
which I generously pass on to you, who
will henceforth never again be ruisled.
There are rough -3 . tOree MAUI masono
why officers so generously hand out
demerits. They are biological ) emotional
and mental ) in that order.
we will discuss the biological ones firstp
and illustrate with a scene from the life
of two officers. The time is early morn—
ing• Says one to the others
"Man, does my tooth hart. I feel awful.
Letts give out demerits."
Second officers
11 161(." End of scene. Conversely, a
feeling of well—being may, bring on a
burst of energy which can only be express..
ed in the generous giving out of these
welcome rewards. It works both ways.
Either way you lose.
The emotional reasons are more complicat—
ed and less easy to understand, Over-
heard in the officers' den was the
following conversation,
"Tom, whOltrote that crummy poem in the
last Lit, class? He deserves a demerit,"
So yOu see, your shoes might shine till
you can see the scowl on your face in
'them, but what counts is the delicate
einotimalbalallett o yuarlieatianant.
by kl1k(?.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 1958
The
,mental Tr.rt is what it siys—
mental* That is, some of your. offi—
cer—colleagues may have gone through
a severe shock, say, a math quiz.
They will be temporarily unbalanced,
and the best thing to do is to avoid
them, as they will attack their best
friend and bite the hand that hands
them a cigarette while in this state.
Shiny shoes sad slanty hats help of
course, the girls inevitably spot A
snappy dresser, but you have to delve
a little deeper into the makeup of
your officers to be really safe* The
best thing,of course, is to become
one yourself,
*.*.
OLAHEMONT SETS UP GERMAN HOUSE
The hewly—ostablish;Jd serman HOUS6
on the Pomona College campus (Calif o
marks an increased interest in the
German /anguage and German culture
here. The ten coeds living in the
Deutsches Haus have agreed to speak
only German inside the house, learn—
ing to fit a language that they have
known previously in the classroom its
their daily living.
This renaissance of interest in Ger—
man is further shown by the increased
activity of the dem= Club, the
establishment of an honor society,
and a growing enrollment in German
classes. The establishment of the
local chapter of Delta Phi Alpha,
the national German honorary society,
has been authorized by college offic—
ials.
The Deutsches Haus which is the hub
of many of the German activities on
the campus has been nicknamed "Knus—
perhausen" meaning the gingerbread
in "Hansel and Oretel." There is a
rapidly growing library of German
books and numerous newspapers and
magazines for leisure reading at the
house% The walls are decorated with
posters from German—speaking countries%
The girl 6 living im the house are